Across Pennsylvania, fishing and hunting resources are at risk. In recent years, Pennsylvania has become the epicenter for Marcellus Shale energy development in the East, as companies flock to the gas-rich area to drill for gas more than a mile below the earth's surface. Trout Unlimited supports responsible energy development, as long as the right safeguards are in place and the development is occurring in the right places. Still, some places have such high resource value and are so special to anglers, that drilling should be limited or prohibited. Here you'll find examples of these special places, why they are at risk, and how they can be protected.

Short take:Maybe a little easier to fish than Slate Run, but maybe not!

Handicapped Access:None

Closest Chapter:Lock Haven

Most of Cedar Run flows through the adjoining Tioga State Forest, but the mouth of the river and properties around the village of Letonia are private. A good road shadows the stream up to its headwaters. Generally speaking access is not an issue. A gentle knock at the door and a polite request is usually all that’s needed. Over its 11-mile course, the stream drops about 60 feet per mile, and flows average between 40 and 60 cfs.

Cedar Run seems to out produce nearby Slate Run when it comes to mid-sized browns of 9 to 12 inches, according to Tom Finkbiner of Slate Run Tackle Shop. Cedar has better riffles, runs, and pools than Slate. Small brookies and some nice browns will be found in the headwaters and tributaries such as Buck Run which comes in above Letonia and Fahnstock and Mine Hole Runs that that join the stream below that tiny village. The valley through which Cedar Run flows is a little reasonably open, but the flows from the tributaries keep it cool through the dog days of summer. Hatches are heavy and pretty diverse.

When it warms at summer’s zenith, browns move into the lower reaches of Cedar Run. Not uncommon for a 20-inch brown to sip that little ant you’re fishing. Cedar Run from the confluence of Buck Run down to its mouth is designated by the state as a Trophy Trout Project.